This is Part 2 of my 35-yard hole-in-one experiment at Belle Isle Golf Detroit.
In Video 1, I explained the method.
The simple version is this: I repeat the same 35-yard par-3 shot 100 times, using a clear mental image of the ball already being in the hole, then reacting to that image with a swing.
For Part 2, I scaled it to 300 attempts across three different holes, all from 35 yards at 580 feet elevation. Same distance. Different slopes. Different wind. Real pin locations.
A statistician once told me a pro’s odds of holing out from 20 yards in fairway conditions are about 1 in 105 attempts (under 1%). From 35 yards with these variables, the odds should be worse.
CONDITIONS (100 shots each):
September 26, 2023 – 4th Hole - Under an overhanging tree, over a bunker - Green slope: 7.51% - Temp: 66–68°F - Wind: ESE tailwind ~10 mph, gusts to 20 mph
October 3, 2023 – 5th Hole - Pin: 19 yards on, 5 yards from the left - Green slope: 0.7% - Temp: 70–83°F - Wind: S 1–5 mph, gusts 6–9 mph - Note: Greenside camera stopped recording before two makes, so only tee reactions were captured
September 27, 2023 – 3rd Hole - Green slope: 2.75% - Temp: 63–66°F - Cloudy - Wind: ESE tailwind 10–11 mph, gusts 20–21 mph
This video shows the full Part 2 experiment and how it played out.